Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin (born Winnipeg, born in Wellington,) is an Canadian actress from Canada. Paquin was born in Winnipeg, raised in Wellington and made her debut as Flora McGrath when she played the role of Flora McGrath in The Piano. She won an Academy Award at the age of 11 for Best Actress Supporting Actress. Anna Paquin full name Anna Helene Paquin, born July 24 the 24th of July, 1982 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. Canadian-born New Zealand actor who won the Academy Award as a youngster in the category of Best Supporting actress for acting as the bright and interesting child of Holly Hunter's lead character The Piano. The Piano. Anna Paquin in The Piano Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin in The Piano Paquin grew up in New Zealand after moving with her parents as a child. After responding to a call for open auditions at the age of nine years old, with no prior experience acting, she won Flora McGrath's role. Flora is the child of the Scottish musician who was blind. They were relocated into New Zealand during the middle of the 19th century in order to get married. When she was a teenager her family relocated to the United States. Paquin was Jane Eyre's protagonist as an teen in Franco Zeffirelli's Jane Eyre (2000) and the lead role for the character in Fly Away Home (2000). Paquin played Frankie Addams as a child in the 1996 television version of Carson McCullers novel The Member of the Wedding. Paquin was also in the role of the queen of Spain in Steven Spielberg's 1997 movie Amistad. She played teenagers on Hurlyburly (1998), She's All That (2000), A Walk on the Moon (2000). She also played the role of a teen girl named Polexia Aphrodisa in Almost Famous (2000).